Massachusetts Craft Beer Blog
New England Is Now Home to More Than 500 Craft Breweries
How the Region Stacks Up Against the Rest of the Nation Their are currently some 545 craft breweries operating in New England, accounting for nearly 12 percent of the national total which recently surpassed 6,500. Impressive for a geographical region comprised of just...
Celebrate Oktoberfest Across Massachusetts
Oktoberfest is one of our favorite times of year. In contrast to you hopheads out there, The Mass. Brew Bros. lean toward malt-forward beers and when you can get these malty beverages served up in huge steins, well, we'll be there to clink and drink to our hearts...
Six of the Best Craft Beer Cities in New England
If Traveling New England, These Cities Offer Superb Craft Beer Scenes There's no shortage of amazing craft breweries in New England. One website even rates Hill Farmstead (Vermont), Tree House (Massachusetts), and Maine Beer Company in the first three spots on...
How the Largest & Smallest Breweries in Massachusetts Impact the Local Craft Beer Economy
About a month and a half ago we published a graph of the state's largest 25 breweries based on in-state production. Our new graph looks at the list in a slightly different way, exploring what percentage of the state's total beer production those same breweries are...
Natick Do-It-Yourself Brewery Barleycorn’s Is Adding A Taproom
Brew-Your-Own Operation In Natick Now Offers Pints Barleycorn's, the longtime do-it-yourself brewing operation in downtown Natick, is adding on-premises drinking to it's on-premises brewing business. In addition to buying a brew-your-own-beer package (you can also...
Local Blogger Raffling Off Beer Stash to Raise Money for Charity
The next three weeks will be eventful for Massachusetts beer blogger Ed Gebo, to say the least. In addition to holding down his regular day job as a mechanical drawing engineer, he plans to have his head shaved, give away a pretty amazing beer stash, and hop on a bike...
20 Massachusetts Breweries For Outdoor Brews With Gorgeous Views
With more and more breweries offering beer gardens, patios, and decks, this year's edition of Massachusetts Breweries With Awesome Outdoor Drinking Spots was bigger and better than ever. In a 5-part regional series of blogs that were posted during the last two weeks,...
Night Shift Awarded Seasonal Beer Gardens Along Charles River
The Department of Recreation and Conservation (DCR) has officially offered the two seasonal beer garden operations along the Charles River Reservation, one on the Esplanade and one at Herter Park in Brighton, to Night Shift Events, LLC, presumably an offshoot of Night...
Holyoke’s Paper City Brewery May Be Planning A Comeback
No definitive word yet, but Holyoke's Paper City Brewery may be brewing up a comeback. Well known for helping contract brands like Brewmaster Jack, Backlash Beer, and others get started, the longtime brewery ceased all brewing operations and closed its doors a year...
Southeastern Mass. Breweries With Patios or Beer Gardens
Now that summer has officially arrived, and patio beer season along with it, we figured it was a good time to revisit one of our most popular blogs: Massachusetts Breweries With Awesome Outdoor Drinking Spots. With more and more breweries offering beer gardens,...
